Gazza (musician) - Music Career - 2008 2009: Still The King - Cosa Nostra: Lafamilia

Cosa Nostra: Lafamilia

Shiimi released his fifth studio album, Still The King in August 2008. The album was officially launched in his home city of Oshakati with attendance from popular South African kwaito legends, Zola, DJ Cleo and Brown Dash, and big name Namibian kwaito musicians Qonja, Mappz, and The Dogg. The show was a success propelling the album to successful sale and popularity. The album was well received and it featured artist such as Ghetto Son, Zola, Qonja, Bleksem and Brown Dash. Production was handled by DJ Cleo, Elvo and Gazza. The Cleo produced single won an award for Best Kwaito video at 2009 Channel O Awards.

The Dogg's appearance at the show raised eyebrows due to the feud between him and Gazza. The show will later be marked as an event to put behind the bad blood between the rivals. This move was very much supported by Zola who spoke about the bad things about of having beef. Later in the year, a local Namibian newspaper, Informante, would later reveal that the appearance of The Dogg at the show was business. An agreement was reached in which Gazza would return the favour by appearing on The Dogg's This Is My Time album launch on April 3, 2009. Gazza failed to play his position and would later appeared on a Channel O criticising The Dogg. The Dogg would go on a radio show were he calls Gazza gay. The situation was later resolved when Gazza's manager agreed to pay The Mshasho an amount equivalent to that The Dogg help generate at his show. However the beef between the two continued. Sunny Boy would later diss Gazza referring to the situation when he raps; am like The Dogg, barking and talking a lot of shit, but i refuse to be like Gazza cos he ain't saying shit from the song "Intro" off his third album. According to Sunny Boy the diss line refers to Gazza's fake promises and his ability to keep his word as a man. Sunny Boy would later say Gazza was a fake friend from the beginning.

Cosa Nostra: Lafamilia was released in December 2009 on New Year's Eve. The event was well attended as fans came from all corners of the country to witness the highly anticipated album. International guest performers included South African kwaito legend Mandoza who also features on one of the hit song "Penduka" and Dama do Bling a popular artist from Mozambique. The sale of the album was a record within the boarders of Namibia. This album went on to win three awards at the first ever NAMMA Awards which replaced the Sanlam NBC music awards in 2011. "Shukusha" a hit song from his album Cosa Nostra won Best Music Video of the year 2011. 2011 was a year of highs and lows for the kwaito artist, he hosted a very expensive and yet successful GMP party at the newly opened Hilton hotel were influential business people, celebrities and South African Multi millionaire Kenny Kunene topped the list of guests. . In 2011 GMP lost five of its employees and artists (Manager Zox, Rapper DJ and the Street Kids).